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Although strictly an oxymoron, since by definition “furniture” in the woodworking sense is generally understood to refer to movable pieces, the term built-in furniture may be taken to mean fixed architectural elements that provide the same function as their movable namesakes. Sometimes, indeed, the term may refer to a separate piece of furniture that has been fixed in place and which now employs part of the surrounding architecture as an integral part of its construction, such as a wall that forms the back of a built-in cabinet.

Of course it’s a built-in, as it’s now permanently attached to the structure of the house. When the owners move the cabinet will stay, and typically factor into the house price, so for real estate purposes too, this is a built-in. In German speaking countries it would be called a “Einbauschrank” = built-in cabinet as well.

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